kisht-e-ehsaas mein thoDaa saa milaa leinge tujhe — Arshad Jamal Sarim

"iztiraab aisaa huaa dil kaa sahaaraa mujh ko koi Thahraav nahin khud mein gavaaraa mujh ko sar uThaati hai vo tajdid ki khvaahish mujh mein naqsh-gar sochne lagtaa hai dobaara mujh ko main tahi-dast khaDaa thaa sar-e-sahraa-e-hayaat aarzu ne tiri yak-lakht pukaaraa mujh ko jaa pahunchnaa kisi rifat ko nahin hai dushvaar haan! Thaharne kaa vahaan chaahiye yaaraa mujh ko dekh ai meri zabun-haali pe hansne vaale vaqt ki dhuup ne kis darja nikhaaraa mujh ko ek kankar saa mozaahim mein rahungaa kab tak le hi jaaegaa bahaa kar koi dhaaraa mujh ko vaqt ne jaane banaanaa hai mujhe kyaa 'saarim' gardish-e-chaak se ab tak na utaaraa mujh ko"

"juDe hue hain pari-khaane mere kaaghaz se jo uTh rahe hain ye afsaane mere kaaghaz se katartaa rahtaa hai miqraaz-e-chashm se mujh ko banaanaa kyaa hai use jaane mere kaaghaz se qalam ne nok-e-alam kyaa rakhi ba-chashm-e-dil chhalakne lag gae paimaane mere kaaghaz se raqam karun bhi to kaise main daastaan-e-vafaa huruf phirte hain begaane mere kaaghaz se abhi rakhi bhi nahin lau charaagh par main ne lipaT gae kai parvaane mere kaaghaz se kudaal-e-khaama se botaa huun main junun 'saarim' so ugte rahte hain divaane mere kaaghaz se"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"do-chaar sitaare hi miri aankh mein dhar jaa kuchh der to ai saaat-e-shab mujh mein Thahar jaa ab aur sambhaali nahin jaati tiri hurmat yuun kar gham-e-jaanaan meri nazron se utar jaa taa-umr tiraa naqsh-e-farozaan rahe mujh mein ik zakhm ki surat mire maathe pe ubhar jaa chhoD aanaa vahin par zaraa aavaara-mizaaji sahraa ki taraf ai dil-e-naadaan agar jaa yaa ho jaa tu dariyaa ki nigaahon mein taraazu yaa tishna-labi saath liye jaan se guzar jaa jab zehn ko sunni hi nahin baat tumhaari dil tu bhi rusumaat-e-tafahum se mukar jaa"

"kyaa kahun kitni aziyyat se nikaali gai shab haan yahi shab ye miri hijr banaa li gai shab pahle zulmat kaa parastaar banaayaa gayaa main aur phir meri nigaahon se uThaa li gai shab raat bhar fath vo karti rahi ujiyaaron ko subh-dam apne andheron se bhi khaali gai shab taa sadaa mujh mein rahein chaand sitaare raushan meri miTTi mein tabi'at se milaa li gai shab khatm hotaa hi nahin silsila tanhaai kaa jaane kis darja masaafat mein hai Dhaali gai shab fasl maqsud thi 'saarim' hamein suraj ki jahaan haif hai un hi zaminon pe ugaa li gai shab"

"pyaas har zarra-e-sahraa ki bujhaai gai hai tab kahin jaa ke miri aabla-paai gai hai qaid mein rakkhi gai hai kahin titli koi koi khushbu kahin baazaar mein laai gai hai kyaa bhalaa apni samaaat mein ghule koi miThaas vaqt ke honTon se kab talkh-navaai gai hai kis ki tanvir se jal uTThe basirat ke charaagh kis ki tasvir ye aankhon se lagaai gai hai ho gai jaa ke shafaq-rangi-e-aafaaq mein zam kaf-e-doshiza-e-dil se jo hinaai gai hai uTh ai barbaad-e-tamannaa ki nai khvaab--kaniz haram-e-chashm mein phir raqs ko laai gai hai vaqt aisaa bhi to aayaa hai junun par 'saarim' nok-e-mizhgaan se talvaar uThaai gai hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"